FIM Endurance World Championship
Coca-Cola Suzuka 8-Hours
Suzuka Circuit, Japan
July 28, 2017
Combined Qualifying Results (before the Special Stage/Superpole for the top 10):
1. Yamaha Factory Racing Team (Katsuyuki Nakasuga 2:06.779/Alex Lowes 2:06.405/Michael van der Mark 2:08.164), Yam YZF-R1, Superbike, 2:07.116
2. Yoshimura Suzuki Motul Racing (Sylvain Guintoli 2:07.508/Josh Brookes 2:08.134/Takuya Tsuda 2:06.929), Suz GSX-R1000, Superbike, 2:07.523
3. MuSashi RT Harc-Pro Honda (Takumi Takahashi 2:07.524/Jack Miller 2:07.586/Takaaki Nakagami 2:07.504), Hon CBR1000RR SP2, Superbike, 2:07.538
4. Kawasaki Team Green (Kazuma Watanabe 2:07.490/Leon Haslam 2:07.398/Azlan Shah Bin Kamaruzaman 2:08.715), Kaw ZX-10RR, Superbike, 2:07.867
5. F.C.C. TSR Honda (Dominique Aegerter 2:07.371/Randy De Puniet 2:07.689/Josh Hook 2:08.698), Hon CBR1000RR SP2, Superbike, 2:07.919
6. YART Yamaha (Broc Parkes 2:07.718/Kohta Nozane 2:08.056/Marvin Fritz 2:08.754), Yam YZF-R1, Superbike, 2:08.176
7. Team Kagayama (Yukio Kagayama 2:08.901/Hafizh Syahrin 2:08.023/Naomichi Uramoto 2:08.737), Suz GSX-R1000, Superbike, 2:08.553
8. Moriwaki Motul Racing (Yuki Takahashi 2:07.837/Ryuichi Kiyonari 2:08.661/Dan Linfoot 2:09.891), Hon CBR1000RR SP2, Superbike, 2:08.796
9. Honda Suzuka Racing Team (Daijiro Hiura 2:08.151/Yudai Kamei 2:09.482/Takashi Yasuda 2:009.319), Hon CBR1000RR, Superbike, 2:08.984
10. Satu Hati Honda Team Asia (Dimes Ekky Pratama 2:09.271/Md. Zaqhwan Zaidi 2:09.419/Ratthapong Wilairot 2:09.195), Hon CBR1000RR SP2, Superbike, 2:09.295
11. S-Pulse Dream Racing IAI (Hideyuki Ogata 2:09.018/Marcel Schrotter 2:08.035/Alex Cudlin 2:11.106), Suz GSX-R1000, Superbike, 2:09.386
12. Honda Dream Racing (Tomoyoshi Koyama 2:09.704/Ryosuke Iwato 2:10.036/Tatsuya Yamaguchi 2:08.610), Hon CBR1000RR SP2, Superbike, 2:09.450
13. BMW Motorrad 39 (Raffaele De Rosa 2:09.016/Christian Iddon 2:09.941/Daisaku Sakai 2:09.766), BMW S1000RR, Superbike, 2:09.574
14. Team SuP Dream Honda (Shinichi Ito 2:10.043/Damian Cudlin 2:09.455/Gregg Black 2:10.199), Hon CBR1000RR SP2, Superbike, 2:09.899
15. GMT94 Yamaha (David Checa 2:10.118/Niccolo Canepa 2:09.454/Mike Di Meglio 2:10.278), Yam YZF-R1, Superbike, 2:09.950
16. Moto Map Supply Future Access (Josh Waters 2:08.972/Nobuatsu Aoki 2:10.462/Yoshihiro Konno 2:10.432), Suz GSX-R1000, Superbike, 2:09.955
17. Ito Racing GMD & Red Griffin (Keisuke Maeda 2:09.924/Nobuyuki Osaki 2:10.110/Yuya Kondo 2:10.753), Yam YZF-R1, Superbike, 2:10.262
18. Honda Dream RT Sakurai Honda (Ryo Mizuno 2:09.238/Jason O’Halloran 2:08.982/Jamie Stauffer 2:12.879), Hon CBR1000RR SP2, Superbike, 2:10.366
19. Mistresa with ATJ Racing (T. Nakatsuhara 2:10.530/T. Sekiguchi 2:10.396/T. Nagoe 2:10.599), Hon CBR1000RR Superbike, 2:10.508
20. au&Teluru Kohara RT (Kosuke Akiyoshi 2:10.411/Hikari Okubo 2:12.182/Tetsuta Nagashima 2:10.618), Hon CBR1000RR SP2, Superbike, 2:11.070
22. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team (Vincent Philippe 2:10.570/Etienne Masson 2:12.220/Sodo Hamahara 2:11.750), Suz GSX-R1000, Superbike, 2:11.513
26. Honda Endurance Racing (Julien Da Costa 2:11.55/Sebastien Gimbert 2:11.559/Freddy Foray 2:13.363), Hon CBR1000RR SP2, Superbike, 2:12.058
46. Team Rabid Transit (Sheridan Morais 2:13.126/Bjorn Estment 2:15.580/Brandon Cretu 2:17.058), Yam YZF-R1, Superbike, 2:15.254
More, from a press release issued by Eurosport Events:
YAMAHA FACTORY DOMINATES QUALIFYING AT SUZUKA
The momentum of its two previous wins at the Suzuka 8 Hours, Yamaha Factory Racing Team gave the upper hand right from qualifying at the Suzuka 8 Hours. The Japanese factory Yamaha placed ahead of Yoshimura Suzuki Motul Racing and Musashi RT Harc-Pro Honda.
However, the post-qualifying line-up is not the definitive starting grid, which will be decided after the Top 10 Trial – the superpole specific to Suzuka, to be launched tomorrow (Saturday) at 3.30pm local time (GMT + 9). The ten fastest teams after qualifying take part in the Top 10 Trial. Each team chooses two riders to do a flying lap. The fastest individual time clocked up will determine the order in which the riders line up on the starting grid.
Yamaha Factory Racing Team, which topped qualifying with Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Alex Lowes and Michael van der Mark, will start as favourite, having set two of the day’s fastest laps: 2’06.405 (Lowes) and 2’06.779 (Nakasuga).
They are ahead of Yoshimura Suzuki Motul Racing’s Sylvain Guintoli, Josh Brookes and Takuya Tsuda, with Musashi RT Harc-Pro Honda’s Takumi Takahashi, Jack Miller and Takaaki Nakagami close behind.
Kawasaki Team Green, F.C.C. TSR Honda, YART Yamaha Official EWC Team, Team Kagayama, Moriwaki Motul Racing, Honda Suzuka Racing Team and Satu Hati Honda Team Asia also scored a place in the Top 10 Trial.
The grid remains unchanged from 11th place: occupied by S-Pulse Dream Racing IAI with Hideyuki Ogata, Moto2 rider Marcel Schrotter and Alex Cudlin, on loan from Suzuki Endurance Racing Team.
Among the teams in the running for the 2016-2017 FIM EWC world title, YART Yamaha Official EWC Team is the best placed in the Top 10. GMT94 Yamaha will start from 15th place on the grid, and Suzuki Endurance Racing Team from 22nd.
Five other European teams are up against the Japanese squads: Honda Endurance Racing, Bolliger Team Switzerland, EKO IV Racing BMW CSEU, Team Rabid Transit and Motobox Kremer Racing.
In all, 68 teams will be at the start of the 2016-2017 FIM EWC grand finale, the 40th anniversary of the Suzuka 8 Hours, at 11.30am local time on Sunday.